Democrats have Nobody to Blame But Themselves for the Spitzer Mess

I’ve had some time to consider the Spitzer “I don’t have a plan anymore” speech of yesterday One thing I noted Spitzer’s “poor me” act, wherein he, in dropping the “drivers licenses for illegals” monster he’s been pushing, complains that

Newsbusters:

 On Sunday’s “NBC Nightly News,” correspondent Pete Williams previewed details of a new book, The Terrorist Watch: Inside the Desperate Race to Stop the Next Attack, by Ronald Kessler, in which Kessler revealed information obtained by the an

Jim Wrenn the Editor of PoliSat.com, asks a pretty fair question, given the political conetnt and angle of the movie:

Who has the financial clout and production skills to counter Hollywood’s “Lions for Lambs” campaign-ad?  Does not McCain/Feingold unconstitutionally

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – The king of Spain told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to “shut up” Saturday during a heated exchange at a summit of leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal. Chavez, who called President Bush the “devil”

We’ve spoken several times in these spaces as regards Joe Liberman, and the treatment he’s been getting at the hands of Democrats for supporting the Iraq war effort.  We’ve also mentioned many times that the Democrats and the mainstream media

Fred Lucas and Kevin Mooney at CNS note:

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said on Tuesday that the troop surge, which began in June, has had a significant impact on the situation in Iraq and noted that he

James Joyner at OTB:

Der Spiegel’s Gabor Steingart has written “The Comeback of a War President,” the first positive piece on President Bush I’ve seen (outside the usual suspects) since roughly since maybe the spring of 2005.

He

Bruce at Q&O:

  A and an week or so ago, I stated:

We read that polls are telling the Democrats that the mood of the people has swung toward being receptive to more and bigger government. Some argue it’s

I knew I liked Sarkozy…

Don Surber, by way of Memeorandum :

Sarkozy said it here, but meant it for the French to hear

Wow. I just finished reading Nicolas Sarkozy’s speech to Congress.

He waved the American flag

For all the talk abou the Bush Dynasty,  both of Dubya’s campaigns were almost totally devoid of involvement by Bush Senior.

In stark contrast,  whenever Mrs. Clinton snubs her little toe,  Mr. Clinton comes to rescue.   Confront Mrs. Clinton and

Alan Dershowitz, guesting at the WSJ today:

Consider, for example, the contentious and emotionally laden issue of the use of torture in securing preventive intelligence information about imminent acts of terrorism–the so-called “ticking bomb” scenario. I am not now talking

Captain Ed notes, , the Mukasey vote, yesterday:

The Senate Judiciary Panel reported Michael Mukasey’s nomination to the full Senate today, recommending confirmation by an 11-8 vote. Chuck Schumer and Dianne Feinstein voted to support , as announced earlier,

Oh, boy. You can smell the desperation in this form letter to the Democrats found on Radio Left:

Senator Harry Reid, Democratic Majority Leader

Senator Patrick Leahy, Judiciary Committee Chairman

Senator Edward Kennedy, Judiciary Committee Member

Senator Joe Biden, Jr.,

Billy Beck makes a point that I made yesterday:

Doug Mataconis links and quotes Radley Balko on the latest rumblings among the savages:

“This is why ‘spreading democracy’ is such a foolish foreign policy objective. There are lots

Michelle notes that to get the story of what’s happening in Iraq, you need to turn to the newspapers… in Austrailia.

IT is whispered about at the margins of meetings, and discussed in Washington parties where rumour is passed around